Joining the podcast this week is Eric Mill, Senior Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity to the Federal CIO in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We discuss some of the latest and impactful security initiatives, policies and technologies in U.S. Government today – and highlights from some that OMB is helping to drive. We cover topics spanning the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, the Technology Modernization Fund, Zero Trust and what it has come to mean today, FIDO and PIV, and so much more! Eric also shares an interesting essay that is worth a read, “Reflections on Trusting Trust” by Ken Thompson. Read it here: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_ReflectionsonTrustingTrust.pdf. Eric Mill A leader in technology policy and cybersecurity, with a long background in public service. Eric currently serves in the Biden-Harris administration in the Office of Management and Budget as the Senior Advisor on Technology and Cybersecurity to the Federal Chief Information Officer, Clare Martorana. Prior to that, Eric was the Lead Product Manager for the security of the Chrome web browser at Google. In 2019, Eric worked for Senator Amy Klobuchar through the TechCongress program, with a focus on election security, vulnerability disclosure, and management of the .gov internet domain. Before that, Eric served in the 18F team at the U.S. General Services Administration, where he led the federal government's adoption of strong encryption for its online services. While at GSA, Eric oversaw Login.gov, which lets millions of people sign into U.S. public services securely and privately. Prior to 18F, Eric was a part of the Sunlight Foundation, a civil society group dedicated to government transparency. At Sunlight, Eric created open data services that helped the public follow government activity, advised Congress on its open data strategy, and provided expert guidance to anti-corruption NGOs around the world. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e207